Bichursky District
Bichursky District
Бичурский район | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buryat | Бэшүүрэй аймаг |
Location of Bichursky District in the Republic of Buryatia | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′N 107°36′E / 50.583°N 107.600°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Buryatia |
| Established | February 11, 1935 |
| Administrative center | Bichura |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,201 km2 (2,394 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 25,352 |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 13 Selsoviets, 5 Somons |
| • Inhabited localities | 36 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Bichursky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MSK+5 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 81609000 |
| Website | http://bichura.org |
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| 2010 Census | 25,352 |
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| 2002 Census | 27,015 |
| 1989 Census | 30,889 |
| 1979 Census | 29,953 |
Bichursky District (Russian: Бичу́рский райо́н; Buryat: Бэшүүрэй аймаг, Beshüürei aimag) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 6,201 square kilometers (2,394 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bichura. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,352, with the population of Bichura accounting for 36.1% of that number.